in splendour upon her breast. Leg. in it iv m s a p ie n t ia e e s t
t im o r DOMINI. p s . cxi. (The fear of the Lord is the beginning
of wisdom.—PsaL cxi. 10.) .
1‘7. Eapin, v. 6. Yan Loon, V. 100. Thes. Num. 777:
MB. Æ. Hunter, Æ. Gotha, Æ. Very rare.'
This medal, by Christian Wermuth, is described in his
Catalogue, 1713, No. 18, p. 22.
Yan Loon, Eapin, and others, place this medal amongst those
which commemorate the ineffectual attempt of France to invade
Scotland, but there is not anything in the device to favour
such a supposition. This attribution may have been occasioned
by the circumstance that in the Thes. Num. it is given with
the edge inscribed, ANNA t e r I t p e L ago p h . Y i . G ranD e M
C L a s s e b r I tA N N A . (See No. 145), which, however, does not
occur on either of the specimens above noticed, and which has
no connexion with the subject of the medal. The sentiment inculcated
is a religious one, and the medal has probably reference
to the Treaty concluded, 1 Sept. 1707, under the auspices of
Anne, between the Emperor and the King of Sweden, by which
the freedom of worship was restored and confirmed to the
Protestant churches of Silesia. This was a subject of the
highest interest at the time. The reverse is imitated from a
medal by Ferdinand St. Urban of Pope Clement XI. (Sçe Trésor
Méd. des Papes, Pl. xl. 4.)
133. J am e s (III.), E l d e r P r e t e n d e r . B e s t o r a t io n o f
K in g d o m . 1708.
Bust of Prince James, r., laureate, hair long, in armour and
mantle tied in a knot on the shoulder. Leg. cvivs . e s t .
(Whose [image] is this?) Below, monogram, M . (Norbert
Boettier.)
Rev. Map of Great Britain and Ireland, marked b r it . l ,
s c o t , e , and h ib . d . (Britain, London ; Scotland, Edinburgh;
Ireland, Dublin.) The sea is dotted with ships. Leg. r e d d it e !
(Bender, &c.)
1’5. Van Loon, V. 98.
MB. Ht. JE. ' Not common.
This medal was struck for distribution among the partisans of
t^e exiled family in 1708, when the intrigues of Harley had sown
dissensions in the Cabinet, and the unpopularity of the Union
had created discontent in Scotland, of which France hoped to
avail herself in an invasion, which she at this time contemplated.
The legends may be amplified thus : “ Whose image
is this ? The King’s. Bender then to the King these Islands,
which are his.” It was one of these medals which in 1711 the
Duchess of Gordon presented to the faculty of Advocates in
Edinburgh, and which was gratefully acknowledged in a speech
by Dundas of Arniston, who was deputed for the purpose.
The act was subsequently disavowed by the Advocates, and an
apology accepted; but, on the remonstrance of the Court of
Hanover, Sir David Dalrymple was dismissed from the office
of Lord Advocate for not prosecuting with more vigour the
enquiry he was commanded to make into this display of
Jacobitism. In 1714 several of these medals were distributed
amongst the Jacobites who had assembled at Lochmaben under
the plea of attending the races.
-134. J am e s (III.), E l d e r P r e t e n d e r . B e s t o r a t io n o f
K in g d om . 1708.
Bust of Prince James, I , laureate, hair long, no drapery.
Leg. cuius . e s t . Below, monogram, M . (Norbert Boettier.)
Rev. Map of Great Britain and Ireland marked b r it , sc o t ,
and h i e ; the sea is dotted with ships. Leg. r e d d it e .
1*2. Yan Loon, V. 98.
MB, JL ¿E. Not uncommon.
Struck at the same time and upon the same occasion as
the preceding one. The plate in Van Loon shows the date,
1708,.but this was probably only stamped in, as there is a cast
specimen of this piece in the British Museum which has 1709
above the bust and 16 below, both incuse.